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How do you say "Where do you live?" in Japanese?
Use this with friends or new people when you ask where someone lives.
Where do you live?
居住地
Use どこ に すんでいますか (doko ni sundeimasu ka) with friends or new people when you ask where someone lives. The core reusable pattern is `〜 に / すんでいますか`.
Answer
Two layers, same practical line
どこにすんでいますか
どこ に / すんでいますか
doko ni / sundeimasu ka
Lesson body
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Quick use
Use どこ に すんでいますか (doko ni sundeimasu ka) with friends or new people when you ask where someone lives. It is meant to be short, polite, and easy to say under pressure.
Chunk or pattern
- Base pattern:
〜 に / すんでいますか - Swap the
〜part for the person, place, item, or detail you need.
Helper words and endings
に: often marks a destination, target, or point in time.ますか: is a polite question ending after verbs. It is common in practical questions likeできますかandいきますか.
Practical note
Use this when you want the other person to correct you quickly. It is especially useful with forms, directions, platform signs, and simple choices.